Content about Food

Emergency Preparedness and Response - Dr. Barb Masters, Senior Policy Advisor, OFW Law, from the 2013 NIAA Merging Values and Technology conference, April 15-17, 2013, Louisville, KY, USA.

Dr. Barb Masters talks about food defense, foodborne outbreaks, and product recalls. Food defense? It is having measures in place to reduce the chances of someone intentionally contaminating the food supply in order to kill or hurt people, disrupt our economy, or ruin your business. She states that legislation, regulation and enforcement is key.

Getting to a Comprehensive Food Safety System - Dr. John Ruby, Technical Services, JBS USA, from the 2013 NIAA Merging Values and Technology conference, April 15-17, 2013, Louisville, KY, USA.

Policy That Will Meet the Needs of the Growing Food Supply - Mr. Bryan Dierlam, Director, Government Affairs, Cargill, from the 2013 NIAA Merging Values and Technology conference, April 15-17, 2013, Louisville, KY, USA.

Path from Farm to Fork and Back Where does your start? How does it get from the farm to your fork? Can you go backwards to see what happens? This conversation on #AgChat looks into the meaning of food traceability.

Ray Prock and Jeff Fowle, both California farmers and ranchers, provide a perspective on the evolution of digital and social media in agriculture and the need to connect with people not familiar with farming and how food is raised.

"I think we've reached the time where the ability to create an app for some online feature that is useful to people outside of agriculture is going to be the next focus" says Jeff Fowle

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While no one wants to get sick from eating food, there are times when this will occur. These resources can help learn more about safely preparing food, what foods are being recalled, and what some of the issues are within the food safety industry.

Overview of Alternatives to Antibiotics in Agriculture - Dr. Cyril Gay, USDA, ARS, from the 2012 NIAA One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Symposium, November 13-15, 2012, Columbus, OH, USA.

In the United States, the way consumers look at agriculture is not through the lens of a farmer or rancher but through the lens of feeding their family. Perceptions on how food is raised is not (normally) set by agriculture professionals but by media and marketing visuals and statements made by advocate organizations.

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You all use thermometers while you cook your beef, pork, and chicken - Right? And you do wash those hands before making breakfast, lunch, and dinner - Right?

September is National Food Safety Month (http://www.foodsafetymonth.com/ ) and there are lots of resources to help remind and educate people young and old about the need for practicing food safety.

If you need some convincing, here are some helpful sites on the bad side of food safety: The Barfblog (http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/barfblog ) points out what happens to good people with bad food.

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